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| | RUTHERFORD COUNTY 4634 grants issued from 1778 to 1948
NCpedia article Wikipedia article County Seat: Rutherfordton
History: Rutherford County was formed in 1779 from Tryon County. It was named after Revolutionary War patriot Griffith Rutherford. For further information see: THE FORMATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES, 1663- 1943, by David Leroy Corbitt.
Boundary changes: The Newberry Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
Name origin: Griffith Rutherford (c. 1721–1805), an officer in the American Revolutionary War and a political leader in North Carolina
State Archives Code: 086
Bordering Counties Buncombe Burke Cleveland Henderson McDowell Polk | | 2 Counties Over Avery Caldwell Catawba Gaston Haywood Lincoln Madison Mitchell Transylvania Yancey | Please report any incorrect border counties - it can be tricky! |
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